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LITERARY REVIEv•r. The of VIRGIL. Tran.latrd by CtiAuLts U.D. of Jesus College, Oxford, 4to. lielle videtnttr, et in mediis conatibus nre SucciJimn ; rjoN LINGUA VALET. It. fit:Nrzit, St. Paul's Church-yard; and J. POKTER, Pall- I►fali. In nor extracts from Cie two contending trans- s lations of this noble Epic, we are now come to the ciincliiding book—a book which is one of the finest ill the Poem, and in which DRYDEN seems to have exerted all the forces- of his mind. His fourth book alone can be regarded as the rival of ltis t elfth, and it is only in these two productions that he can be brought into any thing like equal competition with his opponent in the lists. So numerous are the beauties of that portion of the Poem, which is now open before 'lts (we speak with immediate reference to the original), that they actually distract our choice, when we would make our extracts from the translations. But the space, within which we are compelled to limit our citations, will oblige us to decline some of the most brilliant passages, and to restrict our selection to those which are short. Omitting, therefore, the description of TURNUS essaying his mint, on the night preceding the final battle; and the sublime adjuration of ZENEAS before the altar, at the ratification of the Treaty, we will proceed at once to the representation of TURNU6, when be rushes to the combat on the retreat of his , wounded adversary ; and we are the more disposed to give the preference to this passage, as it is one in which DRYDEN shines with more than his ac customed lustre. his translation of the fine simile of Maas, issuing in all his terrors to the field, has been deservedly eulogized by Dr. WARTON ; and is, indeed, a very noble piece of poetic execution. Our object, as we have re peattdly professed, is not to avail ourselves of DaYnaN's weaknesses, which occur to us at every moment ; but to confront him in his strength with his antagonist, that the victory may thus he faiily contested, and the full prowess of the com batants be decisively ascertained by the judgment of our Readers. Our present Extract shall begin at line 324 of the original. " Turtzus ut tEneartz cedetzteta ex aginine &e. .4 When TuriNus saw the Trojan quit the plain; His chiefs dismay'd, his troops a fainting train; Tb' unhoped event his beighten'd soul inspires: At once his arms and coursers he requires. Then with a leap his lofty chariot gains; And with a ready hand assumes the reins. He drives impetuous, and where'er he goes, He leaves behind a lane of slaughter'd foes. These his lance reaches, over those be rolls Ills rapid car, and crushes out their souls. In vain the vanquishid By; the victor sends The dead men's weapons at their living friends. Thus, on the hanks of Ilebras' freezing flood, The god of battles, in his angry mood, Clashing his sword against his brazen shield, Lets loose the reins, and scours along the field. Before the wind his fiery coursers By: Groans the sad earth, resounds the rattliiig sky. Wrath, terror, tieason, tumult and despair, Dire faces, and deform'd, surround the car; Friends of the god, and followers of the war. With fury not unlike, nor less disdain, Exulting TurtNus tii,s along the plain. His smoking horses, at their utmost speed, He lashes on; and urges o'er the dead. Their fetlocks run with blood; and, when they bound, The gore and gathering dust are dasb'd around." DRYDCN. `• When Tuosys the retiring Prince beheld, Thus from the battle awl b.s hosts eninpcli'd; And saw in pate dismay the chiefs of Tioy ; Hope pours into his breast tumultuous Jay. Instant he calls for ail his dreadful war; His arms, his steeds :—spring; proudly oa his car, And shakes the flowing reins : as o'er the plain lie flies, his track is crimson'd with the Whale ranks are levell'd by his wheel's career; And Death, pursuing, rides upon his spear. As blood-stained Masts, where gelid Hebrus flows, When for the fight his wahen'd fury glows, Clashes his shield ; and, rousing all their force, Neil Vs his fiery horses to the course. O'er the broad field they rush ; and, strong and fleet, Tile stormy pinions of the south-wind beat ; And utmost Thracia groans beneath their feet: While rotted the gcd, in grim subservience, throng Terror, fraud, flight, and pour with Death aloog. So raging Ty RNUS drives his foaming steeds Through the mid battle, that beneath them bleeds. From their fierce hoofs, that spurn the dying groan, Sands ciogg'd with blood, and gory dews are thrown." SYmmo t. Both Houses of Parliame►►t are now under going the decorative repairs of painting and white % ashing. In the House of Commons, a new stair, leading from the upper lobby to the gallery, and parallel to ►he former, has been constructed, and addi►ional small door has been opened in the centre of the gallery, for the accommodation of the Gentlemen who attend to report the debates. —These improvements will also give greater fad lily and dispatch in clearing the gallery on di visions, and to the strangers in returning to their places. The Doke of SUSSEX, as Grand Master of the teeulasonS of the United Kingdom, goes, shortly, (tow n to Norwich, to attend the installation of Mr, COKE, as Provincial Grand Master of Norfolk. The ORIGIN and PROGRESS of the FRENCH REVOLUTION, fun 1788 to 1816. - [l',-IR7' 117.3 In 1798 such Roman curiosities as- were not sent G um Rome to , P ar k, were sold there, and Switzerland beit►g treated as a compered country, the Canton of Berne capitulated. Then the Di rectory violdted the Constitution, and planned the Expedition to Egypt and India. Buonaparte em barked at Toulon with 40,000 troops, and on the 9th June he arrived at and took Malta, leaving 4,000 men there. On the 21st lie sailed for Alex andria with 400 transports, and on the sth July, having landed his troops, he took it by storm. His transports were placed in the inner harbour, and his ships of war, under Admiral limeys, were anchored along the shore of Aboukir Bay. His ar my proceeded to the Nile, and ascending its banks, suffered much from the extreme Lear. They were met and encountered by the Mawalukes, who govern Egypt, and on the 23d July they took Cairo. On the 26th the Matnalukes fought them near the pyramids, when 2000 of them were killed, 400 camels, and 50 cannon taken. Admiral Nelson, who had followed him to Malta, appeared on the Ist August with his Fleet at the mouth of the Nile, and attacked the enemy at sunset. He fought till day-break, took nine ships, burnt one, blew up another, in which 1000 men were lost ; two ships and two frigates run away, but were afterwards taken. The King of Naples met him' at sea, and the Turks joined its against France.— A Rebellion broke out in Ireland, and General Humbert landed at Killalee with 1,100 men.— Lord Cornwallis attacked him, when he laid down his arms. On the 12th of October Sir John Borlace Warren took the ship La Hoche, of 84 guns, off the west coast of Ireland, with four frigates 2nd near 3000 men ; the other ships, with 5000 men, escaped ; but on the 25th he took another frigate. A negociation was now opened at Rastadt. The Neapolitans took Rome, and the King of Sardinia retired to that Island. The French took Naples, and in 1799 the Laz zaroni rose against them, but was nearly exter minated, The war was renewed on the Continent and its Switzerland. The French were defeated in Suabia and Italy. Suwarrow, a Russian Ge neral, joined the Imperialists. He was raised from the ranks by his learning, courage, and me rit, at more than 60 years of age. On the 26th April he attacked Moreau and defeated bins, with the loss of some thousands of men, four Generals, and 80 pieces of cannon. The French and Spanish fleet joined. On the 24th June he defeated Mac- donald, having seven horses shot under him, and he fought with only his shirt on. The loss tit the French was immense. At Acre, in Syria, Mama parte was also defeated by Sir Sidney Smith.— He was there sixty-nine days, when he was obliged, after eleven attempts to take the place by storm, to retreat ; leaving eight Generals, 85 Officers, and hall his army behind him : Philli- peau, the Engineer, was his comrade and assis tant. Bonier, Roberj,, and Dehry, the Fi ench Envoys, were aas,inated :in their return twin Hastadt to Paris. Stiwarrow lett Italy and went into Switzerland, thinking himself deserted by the ilusttians. On the 27th the invaded hol land ; and on the 30th took the Dutch fleet in the Texel. On tic 2Lth, linonaparte vanquished the Tut ks in Egypt ; awl on the I , lth of August the Di- iectoi y in Paris announced that be and his princi ial Officers were arrive;! in ' , ranee, and that he had left Egypt in a prosperous state ; which, when General Klehea's letters were picked up in the Mediterranean, was proved to be false. When he came to Paris he arrested and imprisoned his friend 13arras, and assumed the Government of France. Arena attempted to Stab him in the Con vention. He, the AhheSaieyes, and Ducos,were ap puinted Consuls, and on the 17th they transported many Republicans to Guiana. Timm° Saib, in the East Indies, made overt urea to Ripaud, at theMauri tilos, of friendship, and was watched by the British. Gneral Harris marched against him, and on the 27th March defeated him. On the 24th of May he took Seringapatam. In December a new French Constitution was formed, and Buonaparte became absolute. He proposed peace to us, but on such terms as obliged us to reject them. In 1500 the defection of Ru,sia appeared, and a campaign was opened or the Rhine. Buonsparte placed an Army at Dijon, and with another crossed the Alps to GClithi, entered Milan, took Pavia, re- stored the Cisalpine Republic, and forced Genoa to surrender. lie defeated the Austrians at Montebello, and claimed a victory over them at Marengo, though they were masters of the field for nine hours. lie there lost 12,000 men, which ,brought on an armistice. CLIO. (To lc continued in Part /1) The Cambrian Newspaper says—'' So intense was the heat of the sun on the 13th tilt, at Tay bach, Glamorganshire, that a gate-post wa3 ac tually set oti fire aml curisuwed l" THEATRICAL REGISTER. Perform e d L ast Ni g h t. THEATRE ROYAL, HAVNIARKET.—The Poor Gentleman. Af ter thick, Blue Devils. To which was added, A Day atter the 41 rddinS. THEATRE ROYAL, C O VENT - GARDE7C—lsabella : Riron, Mr. Young; Isabella, Miss O'Neill. After which, The Liber tine. THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA, STRANE).—The Beggars' Opera : Captain Macheath, Mr. Peal - man; Polly Poschum, Miss Carew. After. which, La Perouse. MAILS. AttRIVED-1 Dublin, I 'Waterford, I France. DUE-1 Wa terfurd, l Gottenburgb, 2 llamburgb. PRICE 01 THIS DAY AT T Bank Stock a per Cent. lied. .7 Biii 3 per Cent. Cuns 773,, Si per Cent saki , ..1 per Cents ' 97- ail 5 per Cent. N. Ann.... t OGi44 Bank L. Ann.... 20-1 7- i (Al's_ Le STOCKS .‘vgt.vE WeLneK. Imp. Atm. for 25 years, 15-16 India Bonds 945. 965. pr. Exch. Bills, ed 19s. 21s. pr. Ditto, 2U.. 20s. 21s. pr. Onmiuut. Cons. for Account-791i 78i HIGH WATER Al' LONDON BRIDGE To-moßnow. Morning, 2f; minutes after 1. f Evening, 51 minutes after THE SUN. SOLEM QUIs DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT ? LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1818. We received this morning the Paris Papers of Monday last. They remain altogether silent re specting the Conspiracy. The following are Ex- t rac t s: -- " PARIS, JULY 13.—The Duke of Wellington dined yesterday with the Count Mole, at a coun try-house of the mother-in-law of his Excellency, near Arpajon. "On the 6th inst. arrived at Bar le Doc, 18 horses, chosen from amongst the best breeds in Russia. They have been sent by the Emperor of Russia as a present to the Duke de Reggio. " The King received the Ministers, Marshals, &c. yesterday at St. Cloud. In the afternoon his Majesty promenaded in the Bois de Boulogne. " During the last month the number of births at Bordeaux was 248, and of deaths only 149. " The Queen of Wirtemberg (sister of the Emperor Alexander), has founded at Stuttgard, with the consent of the Kiog her Consort, a large establishment for the education of females of the superior classes, without distinction , of birth. " The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will, during the ensuing winter, reside in the Chateau of Mont-brillant, in the kingdom of Hanover, which has been got ready for their reception. " The Grand Council of the Canton of Fiihurg has rejected, by a majority of 61 votes to 42, the proposition for the restoration of the Jesuits in that Canton. " VIENNA, JUNE 30.—The Emperor and Em press of Austria made a public/entry on the'2lst inst., in the evening, into Karlstatt, in Croatia. " INIAYENCE, JULY 14.—Workmen are actively employed on the fortifications of Coblentz, which is to become a fortress of the first class.— Cologne is also to be made a fortress, and the phn for that purpose is beginning to be carried into execution. It is to become a grand place d'artnes for the Western Provinces of the Prussian Monarchy. • " STUTGARD, JULY 6.—The Queen of Bavaria passed through here yesterday, on her way to visit her Majesty's mother, the Margravine Dowager of Baden. "The great majority of the inhabitants of the Communes of the kingdom of Wirtemberg are now understood to have pronounced in favour of tl►e King's Projet of a Constitution which the late Diet rejected. Some of the Members of that Body who were against it are now i❑ its favour. " CARLSRUHE, JULY 7.—The King of Bavaria has passed through here on his way to join the Queen his Consort at Baden: " STOCKHOLM, JUNE 26.—General the Count Gustavus de Zcetvenhielm, who has been pointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Ple nipotentiary from Sweden to the Court of France, will set out immediately to proceed to Paris. " HAM/WIWI( ' JULY 4.—lt said, that the King of Sweden has addressed a Rescript to the Com mittee of the States of the Kingdom, in which his Majesty proposes to sell the Island of Saint Bartholomew, in the %Vest Indies, and to apply the produce of the sale to the liquidation of the old debt of Norway." The Conspiracy at Paris begins to assume such a character of authenticity is no longer to be doubted, except by those who have some interest in casting a veil over the imputed authors, or those whose incredulity must make them appear abso lutely ridiculous. The Times and The Morning Chronicle, which were at first sceptical, appear now to be thoroughly convinced of the reality of the Plot, but The New Tinier still affects to treat the whole as a fabrication by the Agents of the French Police. We do nut wonder that the Editor of The New Times, of whose principles and motives we think very favourably, should still be unwilling to believe that Lis favourite Ultras „ Could b e ca p a bl e o f engag i ng i n any c° " anirl sieve th a t t h e y nor d° injurious to the Throne of France, hostile t e have really any towards the King, except upon political group They consider him as too old and too effete t° sl a capable of making those efforts to rest ore tbe e m order of thin g s i n F rances w hich they c6lll A c fier , might be%recovered by a younger marl' . g ip therefore, making use of MoNst BUR for a Cer time, it is prob a ble t h a t they looked tO"Itio, the Duke of ORLEANS as the great Clia°lP for the Ancienne Regime. These Ultras na t ' ir d , look with d e t esta ti on an d h orr or on tile le d spring of th e R evo l ut i on w h o have been vese with titles which they di s grace, and b are ben lifted into power, or continued in empinY n ' eut ' uo wretches whom a younger and more vig° a• tpc Monarch would, as th e mildest punishme nt, b ve banished for ever from F ian c e , and SOODer 139 ere d taken a scorpion to his bosom than have O ff b such miscreants t o s h are i n hi s Counsels' s g ti ., sentiments must be common i n every part o f it rope where a sentiment of loyalty prevails' is therefore no wonder that the Ultras sh °° even wish to dethrone a King who could part his confidence to the Agents of 3 gef o i lotion which has shaken the fuon" tn 9 society, or the instr uments o f an Usurper , hi , spread misery and oppression wherever his 811)% tion could find scope for exertion. Such feel”( may naturally be expected to arise in the wia ds il d those who ve n er ate an anc i ent monarebY' such we presume m us t b e t h e f ee li n gs of the • Li g graded people o f S we d en , un d er the P rcse , state of their affairs, which can hardly be truth ceived to exist, t h oug h t h e me l. in choli i is too well k nown . B ut if t h e F r ench 1 / I ' l3o have suffered any o f th e Jacobins to love t least particip a ti on i n t h e i r Counter-rerolaii°llil ry w ring views, they m a y b e assure d t h at t h ey e P re Pj a . ruin for themselves and their country• lb cobins are sui generis ; they can coale sce , se ct none but their own p a rty, an d t h e y arde"t'y ► it the extermination of all o th ers . If, iberel4)" s ni should be found that any of the Jacobins, °I. ho of the agents of the Revolution, or 101 s o f is Usurper are concerned i n th e pl ot , their °"/- were treachery, and a new revolution as bide it as the former. To return to The New P liej. fe e this day mentions '' the Revolutionary Cnf- es, o pondents of The Morning Chronicle and Old dif i which it says " cont i nue to h arp on t he P re n c e Conspiracy against L o u ts XVIII." " re w ith obliged to The N ew Ti mes for the lan it Y co f , which it passes over THE Sort, wb °le ic ate respondents first enabl e d us to c otaff° l- or s the account of that C ons pi racy , the i l ' lllu t be of which rung through Paris, tho u g h o r French Press either dared not notic e if' „ tha t was prudently r es t ra i ne d f rom doing csa farther discoverie s m i g h t b e made.--I3uts "we assure The New Times th a t our P ar isian r (ir / ass 1.7 spondents are full as loyal as its favourit e we and more r a ti ona lly so , f or t h ey d o not ° P lace d P-ti 4 p of attempts to re store an ol d er o f thing- ' cri ;cis beyond the re ac h o f p oss ibl e recover y, and -; of are likely to inv o l ve F rance i n t h e re store °. anarchy. bo ce h i 3 now stated, that the Allied Pos"rsi l of proposed to retuove their troop s t Hit' France, to be s u pp orte d t h ere f or fu ll tirdre 711° o a at the expence of the French GotiallllleOt' ° c i t . that this proposition is the sine qua 11 0 of 11' 0 consent to have their troops re'" ved rj the general un an i m i t y o f Fn rice sba n t) ! ° , o t_ security to the r es t o f E urope . We "(". d, to what authority this proposition can be flice 6 l htit it is certainly better than the e ntire re lll° it ► y of those tro o p s , w hi c h const i tute t he best sect i i qi c s for France he rse lf i n th e presen t rival r y o4 its factious, and amidst the conspiracies ag ainst Government. . The Morning Chronicle of this day states' it h iss ft been informed that seventeen Fret t itt who have b een f or some t i m e residen t in thin 0 , country, were last w ee k sen t off, under O c t ' et charity of the Ali en A c t, an d were re ceis ' e( o f Calais by gins-d' artnes , charged on suspi c being implicated in th e l a te c onspiracy at l'i°l 5:, 3r r ," The Chronicle adds, se we state this up on rtun°lllr, We hope, how ever , th a t i t i s mor e than Toni for we are persu a ded that there are mail rrellowe men nosy am ong us , w h o ma y have b ee ' o ld who cvd vre time resident in this c o untry," I readily bring on us n o thing but ruin, (1110,011 rejoice in thinking, th a t GovertimJnt ° S re , e j a re the alert to det ec t a n d re move (hem' f-Joril c sure that the Secretary of Sate for the fien d Department is too just and too liber al away any inoff ens i ve F renc hmen, ‘c" Pe° o ble pursue industrious courses, or live on the. ocir means which the dreadful flevohri" Itibut t9? own country h as rf t fur SoPi virr ;ic !ru o ' st that he is to ti , ritant t" Ie!'1 'ls's:ll and too (flscernint: to he tiece , ivuti venturers and political impostors. crow 14 3 for ti lt NI ti, 4, tk,h, 14 t ttik ti ii kti D nt h,l4t,i ' "